Rubrik Reviews

We use this solution extensively - it helps with fast recovery scenarios and some ransomware issues. The solution is used by the operations department and I believe there are more than five people involved in maintenance, most are storage or network admins. I'm an engagement architect.

The live mount capability is the most valuable feature in the product because it reduces the complexity and gives us good RTO.

The user interface could be improved, it's pretty rough.

I've been using this solution since it was introduced into the market about four or five years ago. 

There is good stability in this solution, it's reliable.

The solution is highly scalable and reliable. We have a lot of users in the company, most are storage and backup admins. Not everyone has access to the backup system. 

Rubrik customer support is excellent. 

I have used Veritas in the past. We switched to Rubrik because the solution offered more. 

The initial setup is very straightforward. Deployment to about three hours, no more. The setup time really depends on net issues. 

This product is easy to manage. 

I would rate this solution a nine out of 10. 

We predominantly use the solution as a backup system to protect and manage the data. The data is logically air-gapped making the backup immune to malware. 

Whenever the data center encounters issues, we can spin the data on the cloud or the on-prem appliance and reduce downtime using the solution. It is the most valuable feature of Rubrik.

The solution's reporting feature is very basic. It needs to be more advanced for detailed reporting.

We have been using the solution for two years now.

The solution is robust. I rate its stability a ten out of ten.

I rate the solution's scalability a nine out of ten.

The response time of the solution's technical support team is helpful. It provides detailed feedback on the issues as well. Thus, explaining the problems and steps taken to fix them becomes more accessible to the clients.

The solution's initial setup process is straight forward if you get all the essential requirements from the client. Although, it takes work to ensure we have included the right SPF and network requirements for the data center.

The solution is expensive for small businesses. It suits medium to large enterprises. I rate its pricing a five out of ten. Also, some products are low-cost, while a few are more expensive than the solution. 

The solution is perfect. I rate it a ten out of ten.

We're using it for the backup of our virtual machines or VMs for the cloud. It is also for the standalone. We have a connector with vCenter, and we are using it for the virtual machine backup.

It is on-premise. We have two Rubrik. We are using one as a standalone, and we are also using one Rubrik in our private cloud. It is an on-premise VMware cloud.

We haven't upgraded the software in the last one year. We do the security patch updates and hardware firmware upgrades, but at the software level, we haven't done any major updates. We are using the same version.

It provides cost savings. Cost-wise, it is beneficial for us. We are protecting more than 3 petabytes of data daily, and we have more than 3,000 plus servers. 

Rubrik is cheap, and you get good performance. 

Its implementation is easy and doesn't take much time. Scalability and high availability are also there.

NAS backup can be improved. We have a NAS share, and we were not able to configure that with Rubrik. We found a solution from Dell EMC called Avamar that has an accelerator for NAS backup. The NAS backup is quicker in Avamar with the accelerator hardware, but in Rubrik, it is time-consuming.

Its reporting can be improved. Sometimes, I need to create reports to know whether something is available or not, how much frontend data is being protected, etc. Rubrik gives a lot of things in the report, which can be confusing. It isn't very easy to get reports. It shows all the backup, index, replication, and everything else in one report. So, I have to export, filter, and then do the calculations. If they can improve these things, it would be good. We are managing services for our customers, and every month, I have to provide reports for different types of KPIs and SLAs. We need to provide KPIs to the customers in terms of:

• How many clients are we protecting?
• How much frontend data are we protecting?
• How much recovery are we doing?
• How many recovery jobs and backup jobs have we performed?
• How many ad-hoc jobs have we performed?
• How many new backup clients are we adding every month?

This is the information that I have to give to the customer to show the effort that we are putting in, but currently, we have to do a lot of manual tasks and customizations. If there is a way to generate such reports, it would be helpful. 

By default, it shows only weekly reports. There should also be monthly and quarterly reports.

We have been using Rubrik for the last one year.

Its performance and stability are fine. We haven't faced any issues in the past year.

It is scalable. We can add a node and scale it. 

In terms of its usage, it is used every day. Currently, we have only five users because we also have other solutions. We also have Dell EMC Avamar and Networker. 

We have been using EMC for the past seven or eight years, and we have recently started moving to Rubrik. When I calculate the ROI for both, there is a lot of difference, and that's why we started using Rubrik.

We are using Rubrik only for the VMware backup. VMware works fine with Dell EMC Avamar and Rubrik. Our environment also has SAP HANA, Oracle, SQL, but we are not using Rubrik for these. We use Dell EMC NetWorker for these.

It was not complex. It was very fast, which is also a good thing about Rubrik. It just takes one day for hardware mounting and connectivity. In three days, we completed everything, including the integration between vCenters.

It was implemented in-house. 

Its maintenance is minimal. Usually, for patching, we take support, and our staff works with the support. Currently, I have three to four people working for the data protection part. They work with Rubrik, and they also work with Avamar.

There is just one cost, and it includes software and hardware. So, everything is included. 

It is better than other solutions in terms of cost. We also have Dell EMC Avamar in our environment, and we have to pay for the hardware and data domain. We also have to pay for the software license for the data protection suite. So, based on my calculations, I find Rubrik cheaper, and we are also getting good performance.

I would rate it an eight out of 10. Technically and operationally, everything is fine. In terms of implementation and cost also, it is fine, but its reporting needs to be improved.

We use Rubrik for backup and recovery.

Rubrik is critical for our organization because it keeps our data safe. It helps us meet all of our POs and TOs.

The most valuable features of Rubrik are the restoration and ease of use.

The solution could improve by having fewer VM Stuns.

I have been using Rubrik for approximately three years.

We have recently scaled the solution and it went well.

We have an administrator and people who do the restorations that use the solution.

I rate Rubrik support a five out of five.

We were previously using Avamar, but we switch because it was too expensive.

The initial installation was very simple. 

I would create the ease of installation a five out of five.

We used a VAR for the implementation and our experience was excellent.

We haven't actually calculated the ROI, but there's a good return on investment.

I would rate the ROI of Rubrik a four out of five.

We are on an annual license to use Rubrik and it is priced well.

I would rate the price of Rubrik a four out of five.

We evaluated other options before, such as Cohesity. We choose Rubrik because it was overall a better solution.

If you are wanting to implement this solution I would recommend doing your homework and evaluating other solutions.

I rate Rubrik a nine out of ten.

We use the product for backup and disaster recovery.

The product's most valuable feature is the immutability of a backup.

The product’s user interface needs improvement.

We have been using Rubrik for seven years.

I rate Rubrik’s stability a ten out of ten.

It is a scalable platform. I rate its scalability a ten out of ten.

The initial setup process is a ten out of ten. It takes a couple of hours to complete.

It is an expensive product.

I rate Rubrik a nine out of ten. I advise others to get training to use the product properly.

It was a test environment for testing the backups.

Rubrik is a little better than Cohesity.

Rubrik, when compared to Cohesity, Dell, and Veritas, was the best of the four.

For the most part, it is easy to use.

It is secure.

The dashboard and user interface could be improved to make them more user-friendly.

Rubrik was last used six months ago.

We had some stability issues. We encountered some bugs and glitches.

I recall having to go to the lab because we couldn't get in from the outside, we had to gain access from within, and I had a network.

Rubrik is easy to scale.

We had a team of about seven users when we were working with Rubrik.

Technical support was pretty good. They were excellent.

I have also worked with Cohesity, Dell, and Veritas. Cohesity was one of the simplest. It is more user-friendly.

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The Rubrik, team assisted us with the installation and the updates.

I would rate Rubrik a nine out of ten.

What I like about Rubrik is that you can back up to the cloud. It is a different kind of backup where you're not archiving the tape. Rubrik is a physical appliance. It is a dedicated appliance to which you can back up, and you can also back up to another device. So, you can back up to Rubrik and then to another device. If you have more than one site, you can set up Rubrik on site A and also on site B. You can back up to the Rubrik on site A and then replicate that data to the Rubrik on site B.

I like it. There are so many functions. It can also be used as a file server. It is a physical appliance. It is a backup device, but it can also be used as a file server. It can back up a file share. 

It is a lot more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for.

I didn't have any issues with it.

You can scale it. It is expensive, and it normally requires their support team's help because it is a physical brick. So, you usually connect another brick to it, and it scales out to that brick. So, it is easy to scale out. Scalability is not a problem. 

Since the time I've used it, I never had to call their support. I didn't have any issues with it.

It is pretty easy to set up because it is a physical appliance. You just need to configure IP addresses. There is not much to set up on that. You just plug it into the network and assign IP addresses. After that, you just log in, and you're ready to go.

Some people say it is expensive, but you get what you pay for. If you want a Maserati, you have to pay for it. If you want to buy a Porsche, you have to pay for it.

If you're still backing the tape, Rubrik is not going to be for you.

I would rate it a strong nine out of 10. It is a solid product.

Our primary use case is vCenter and Nutanix AHV backups.

We are in an international environment which does not provide any backup window, so the SLA way of doing things is amazing.

• Easy, no need to worry about managing backup jobs.
• All based on SLAs.
• Easy to run and learn.
• Nice interface.
• API driver and reporting included.

Adaptative backup and SLAs. They simply allow you to tell a machine to backup without taking care of the backup window. This is a real improvement.

It is already very well furnished, but live mounts for Nutanix AHV would be amazing. From what I understand, however, this will not be soon.